Weidemann
Weidemann is a German family name and may be deduced from the Middle High German terms for hunter or woad farmer."Last name origin & meaning: Weideman", Namelab, http://genealogy.familyeducation.com/surname-origin/weidmann
The German word Weide also means willow, as well as pasture. The name could thus translate into willowman and hence suggests alternative meanings such as the occupational name for a basket maker or a person living near a willowtree. Since Weide (the tree) derives from Middle High German wîda,"Grimms Deutsches Wörterbuch, Lemma: Weide, http://dwb.uni-trier.de/Projekte/WBB2009/DWB//wbgui_py" these meanings can not be assigned to the family name, whose origin dates back to mediaeval times.
The family name Weidemann is first found in Westphalia, Germany, where the name Weidemann emerged in mediaeval times as one of the notable families of the region.
People with the surname
- Isabelle Weidemann (born 1995) - Canadian speed skater
- Jakob Weidemann (1923–2001) - Norwegian painter.
- Kurt Weidemann (1922–2011), German typographer, graphic designer, author, teacher."Font Designer - Kurt Weidemann", Linotype, http://www.linotype.com/639/kurtweidemann.html
- Magnus Weidemann (1880–1967) - German evangelist, Photographer and Painter."Magnus Weidemann", Evangelist and Artist, http://magnusweidemann.de/index.html
- Volker Weidemann (1924-2012) - German astronomer."White Dwarfs - Volker Weidemann", Astronomer, http://saturn.astrophysik.uni-kiel.de/~koester/workshops/workshops.html"Masses and Evolutionary Status of White Dwarfs", Volker Weidemann, http://arjournals.annualreviews.org/doi/abs/10.1146/annurev.aa.28.090190.000535?cookieSet=1&journalCode=astro
See also
- Weidemann GmbH, a manufacturer of agricultural equipment
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